Jay E. Hughes, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Jay E. Hughes

Jay E. Hughes grew up in Jackson with strong ties to the Delta, and has spent his almost three-decade career in newspapers or writing for The Associated Press in Mississippi and throughout the central United States. Hughes will be working to define and bring depth to coverage of stories with statewide importance for Mississippians.

News | Jay E. Hughes •

June 14, 2019

Are there better options to the standardized testing mess in Mississippi K12 schools?

If state Rep. Tom Miles has anything to do with it, the debate over standardized testing in Mississippi public schools is far from over. Actually, it may expand. Miles, a Democrat from Forest, has in the past introduced unsuccessful legislation to revamp public school standard testing, most notably an effort to make the ACT the…

News | Jay E. Hughes •

April 30, 2019

Does Jim Hood’s “home court” advantage in northeast Mississippi really exist?

Does Jim Hood really enjoy a “homefield advantage” in Northeast Mississippi in a hypothetical matchup with Republican Tate Reeves? Bobby Harrison at Mississippi Today seems to think he might. While the suggestion may make intuitive sense, the math doesn’t appear to bear out the conjecture. Jim Hood v Tate Reeves 2015… by on Scribd *minor…

News | Jay E. Hughes •

April 18, 2019

PEER examines daily cost to house inmates and it has real implications for private prison operators

Mississippi’s oversight organization reporting to the state Legislature has set the mark for how private prison contracts should be negotiated over the next two years, possibly at greater savings. The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, commonly known as PEER, last week released a report detailing the average cost for the state…

News | Jay E. Hughes •

April 2, 2019

What will the next round of public records requests for AG Jim Hood’s Houston office find?

Attorney General Jim Hood continues to avoid divulging the most basic aspects of his hometown office dealings despite repeated requests to do so, either legally or voluntarily. As a result, Jackson New Media, Inc., parent company of Y’all Politics has filed a new round of Open Records Act requests that seeks to try and illuminate…

News | Jay E. Hughes •

March 21, 2019

Houston, we have another problem – $710 ransom charged for Jim Hood’s data

Mississippi Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jim Hood continues to erect roadblocks to providing answers about the state-funded hometown office that he claims as his principal place of business as state Attorney General. The public records fight sits in the shadow of Hood’s public attempt to verbally shame Y’all Politics reporter, Courtney Carter, who asked about the…

News | Jay E. Hughes •

March 1, 2019

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Waller has voting history in last three statewide Democrat primaries

Even as he was contemplating a run for governor, there were questions about retired Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller Jr.’s party leanings. Political reporters openly mused in recent months whether Waller would run prospectively run as a Republican, Democrat or Independent. Waller made it official today. In the last three local elections in 2015,…

News | Jay E. Hughes •

February 28, 2019

Houston, we have a problem – taxpayers spending over $100,000 for hometown office perk for AG Jim Hood

While campaigning to be the next governor of Mississippi, Jim Hood champions transparency as a right of average voters to better understand state government. However, as current state Attorney General, Hood apparently is content to leave some internal workings of his agency, especially his use of taxpayer-funded satellite offices, as murky at best. Especially regarding…

News | Jay E. Hughes •

February 5, 2019

Rep. Jay Hughes tries to reconcile campaign finance discrepancy – submits credit card statements

State Rep. Jay Hughes seems somewhat bemused that he is the first to be questioned over provisions of a campaign finance reform law he supported. Hughes, a Democrat from Oxford, is running for Lt. Governor. Over the weekend, a Clarion Ledger report surfaced alleging he possibly ignored provisions of the law he backed. Making matters…

News

News | Sarah Ulmer •

April 18, 2024

Pending federal rule change could impact how states fund Medicaid

News | Frank Corder •

April 18, 2024

Mayorkas impeachment short-lived in U.S. Senate courtesy of Democratic majority

News | Magnolia Tribune •

April 18, 2024

Magnolia Mornings: April 18, 2024

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

April 18, 2024

Poll shows 73% of business leaders are optimistic about Mississippi’s economy

Business | Phil Hardwick •

April 12, 2024

Airports play a key role in Mississippi’s economy

Business | Frank Corder •

April 12, 2024

Mississippi Real Estate Commission changes one-hour-drive rule

Culture

Culture | Bobby Dye •

April 18, 2024

A player’s perspective of Steve Sloan

Culture | Ben Smith •

April 18, 2024

Walk out music for the outdoors

Culture | Courtney Ingle •

April 18, 2024

Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Weather or not, it’s crawfish season

Opinion

Opinion | Christina Dent •

April 18, 2024

Recriminalizing drug possession in Oregon is a rewind to failed policy

Opinion | Mark Udall , Bob Goodlatte •

April 17, 2024

Senate can stop expansion of government surveillance

Opinion | Bill King •

April 17, 2024

U.S. fatalities in 2023 return to pre-pandemic trendline